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London: Printed by Thomas Davison, 1819. London: Printed by Thomas Davison, 1819-1821; Printed for John Hunt, 1823; Printed for John and H.L. Hunt, 1824. First editions, complete in six volumes (Cantos I and II in one large-paper quarto volume: 10 3/4 x 8 inches; 272 x 204 mm; Cantos III-XVI in five octavo volumes: 8 1/8 x 5 1/8 inches; 207 x 129 mm). [4], 227, [1, printer’s imprint]; [4], 218, [1, blank], [1, printer's imprint]; vii, [1, blank], [1], [1, blank], 184, [2, ads ("Publications by John Hunt," dated July, 1823)]; 151, [1, printer’s imprint]; 168; 129, [1, publisher's imprint], [2, ads ("Published by John and H. L. Hunt," dated March, 1824)] pp. With the half-titles in volumes I and II (no half-titles called for in the last four volumes) and errata slip in volume VI. Bound without publisher's ads in volume IV and one of two ads in volume VI. Uniformly bound by Zaehnsdorf in full navy polished calf. All volumes rebacked, preserving original spines and labels.…

Don Juan is a long poem by Lord Byron, based on the legend of Don Juan, which Byron reverses, portraying Juan not as a womanizer but as someone easily seduced by women.